Private Properties

Aug. 23, 2012 8:01 p.m. ET

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A Miami Beach, Fla. home has re-listed for $40 million, a 28% increase above its previous asking price. It originally came on the market in 2010 for $29 million.
Jon Small…

The seller of the home is Mark Gainor, a health-care entrepreneur, and his wife Elyse Gainor, who purchased the home from singer/actress Jennifer Lopez in 2005 for $13.9 million and renovated it for $11 million.
Lou Novick…

Built in 1929, the 12,152-square-foot house has seven bedrooms and 200 feet of waterfront. It's on just over an acre of land.
Lou Novick…

The home has its original keystone columns, floors made from 150-year-old, reclaimed hardwood and an entryway rotunda with limestone tile floors.
Lou Novick…

A master suite has a terrace, office, gym and a closet built from three former bedrooms. It also has a large terrace overlooking the water.
Jaime Virguez…

There are also palm tree gardens and a long swimming pool overlooking the Miami skyline. Nelson Gonzalez of Esslinger-Wooten-Maxwell Realtors in Miami Beach has the listing. He says the price increase reflects rising property values in the area in recent months.
Lou Novick…

A 1,185-acre ranch owned by Nina and Pat Brock, the former chief executive of Brock Candy, has listed for $9.5 million.
Bill McDavid…

In the Blackfoot Valley, the ranch is about an hour from Missoula. It has about a mile of river frontage on the Blackfoot River and is adjacent to a large stretch of state land.
Bill McDavid…

The main house, built by the Brocks, is a log home built from four older cabins that date back as early as the 1930s. There's also a guest house, a manager's house and a horse barn with stables.
Bill McDavid…

Brock Candy founded by Mr. Brock's grandfather and known for its "gummi" candies, was acquired by E. J. Brach Co. Mr. and Mrs. Brock bought the ranch in 1994.
Bill McDavid…

Based in Tennessee, they spend about six months a year in Montana.
Bill McDavid…

Mr. Brock, who turns 80 later this year, says he and his wife have decided to sell partly because they're getting older.
Bill McDavid…

'This is a place where we hike and ride some horses and do a little bit of fishing,' Mr Brock said. 'It's a beautiful property, but I'll probably be doing less of that in my 80's than I did in my 60's and 70's.'
Bill McDavid…

Bill McDavidof Hall and Hall has the listing.
Bill McDavid…

Actress Marsha Mason has increased the asking price on her 247-acre Abiquiu, N.M. farm estate to $7.4 million, up from its previous asking price of $6.9 million. It originally came on the market in 2008 for $7.9 million.
Chris Corrie…

Ms. Mason has lived on the property for the last 18 years. About 45 minutes from Santa Fe, it includes an organic medicinal herb farm.
Chris Corrie…

The 6,500-square-foot main house is modeled after an Argentinean estancia, with tile floors and wood-beamed ceilings.
Chris Corrie…

There's also a 3,400-square foot guest house and a 5,700-square-foot conference center/art barn that includes two guest apartments.
Chris Corrie…

Ms. Mason is a four-time Academy Award nominated actress. She is selling because she plans to spend more time in Los Angeles and New York on her acting career, says listing broker Don DeVito of Santa Fe Properties.
Chris Corrie…